Shloka 13
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
न ते यज्ञेष्वात्मसु वा फलं पश्यन्ति किंचन,वे यज्ञोंमे अपने लिये किसी फलकी ओर दृष्टि नहीं रखते थे। जो मनुष्य यज्ञसे कोई फल मिलता है या नहीं, इस प्रकारका संदेह मनमें लेकर किसी तरह यज्ञोंमें प्रवृत्त होते हैं, वे धन चाहनेवाले लोभी, धूर्त और दुष्ट होते हैं
Translation
They did not look for any fruit for themselves in sacrifices. But those who, doubting whether a sacrifice yields any result, still take up sacrificial rites in some fashion are seekers of wealth—greedy, crafty, and wicked.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
यज्ञेषुin sacrifices
यज्ञेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ
Formmasculine, locative, plural
आत्मसुin themselves / in the self
आत्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootआत्मन्
Formmasculine, locative, plural
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootफल
Formneuter, accusative, singular
पश्यन्तिsee
पश्यन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formpresent (lat), third, plural, parasmaipada
किंचनanything (at all)
किंचन:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिंचन
Formneuter, accusative, singular
Speaker
चुलाधार उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes